Safety-pocket.



M. BLOOMENSTEIN.

SAFETY POCKET.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 25,1912.

1,108,124. Patented Aug. 25, 1911 3 vwewto'c atzhis m THE NORRIS PETERS co. PHOTO-LITHQ. WASHINGTON. D. U.

MAX BLO'OMENSTEIN, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

SAFETY-POCKET.

' Specification of Letters'Patent.

Patented Aug. 25, 1914.

.Application filed September 28, .1912. .SeriaLNo. 722,818.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MAX BLOOMENSTEIN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Brooklyn, in the county of Kings-and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Safety-Pockets, of, which the following is a specification.

This invention consists of a combination side and top safety'pockets such as are used in trousers, but may be used for any other garment where such a combination can be used.

The object of the invention is to provide simple and economical safety pockets, easy to manufacture, and such that require very little more material than a simple pocket.

Another advantage of my invention is, that the top and side pockets are constructed of the same pieces of material, thereby saving labor and material, and it also provides additional security for valuables carried in upper pockets, for in case the seams rip, the valuables will fall into the lower pockets.

Another important feature in my invention is, that the opening of the side pocket is located farther toward the front and away from the seam joining the two pieces of material forming the trouser leg, thereby allowing the operator to stitch the pocket to the outer piece before forming the leg. By this method, considerable labor is saved.

Other advantages will be apparent from the detailed description of the invention.

The invention will be best understood by reference to the accompanying drawing, forming a part of this specification, and in which Figure 1 is a side view of a portion of a pair of trousers showing the side and watch pocket; Fig. 2, a section on line 02:c of Fig. 1, and Fig. 3, a section on line g -3 of Fig. 1.

Similar numerals refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

The piece of fabric 4, forming the outer side of a trouser leg is provided with a horizontal slit 13, forming an opening for two upper pockets 5 and 6, and a vertical slit 14, forming an opening for two lower pockets 7 and 8. In order to simplify the construction, the slit 14 is placed farther front and away from the seam 26, where it is ordinarily located, as will be hereinafter explained. (26 is the seam joining the two pieces of fabric forming the trouser leg.) The upper pocket 6, is the ordinary watch pocket, formed by the two pieces of fabric 10 and 11, while 5, is a safety pocket, formed by'the ieces of fabric 9 and 10. The mouth of poo ct 5 is closed by the two flaps 17, which are stitched at the top by the line of stitching 22, and at the sides by 12 and 23.

The flaps 17 are provided with ordinary clasps 24, and close the pocket 5. When the fering with the closing of flaps 17.

The lower safety pocket 7 and outer pocket 8, are formed by the same pieces of fabric 9, 10 and 11 as the upper pockets and are separated from each other by the line of stitching 12. The opening of pocket 7 is closed by the flap 18, which overlaps it as shown in Fig. 3. The clasps 21 fasten the fiap down.

In the construction of the pockets, the procedure is as follows :The piece of fabric forming the middle layer of the upper and the side pockets, is turned down at the slits 13 and 14 and stitched, thereby forming the edges 15 and 16 respectively. The three pieces, 9, 10 and 11 are then stitched along the edge 23, forming the pockets. The stitching is omitted at the pocket openings. The line of stitching 12, is then made, separating the upper and lower pockets. The flaps 17 are stitched at the side at the same time. The layer 9 is then attached to the upper part of 4 at the slit 13. The flaps 17 are also included as shown at 22. The layer 9 is also attached to 4, at the slit 14, including with it the flap 18, as shown at 25. The layer 11 is then stitched to 4 at the top pocket as shown at 19, and to the side pocket as shown at 20. The opening 14 may be located either higher or lower than that shown in the view as desired. The layer 4 is then stitched to the inner piece at 26, and the leg formed.

The present method of making trouser pockets is to use two separate pieces for pocket 6 and two separate pieces for pocket 8, which is made to extend to the top. The opening for pocket 8 is located at seam 26 and stitched with it, thereby requiring careful adjusting to properly locate it. In my method, the same amount of material now used to form pocket 8, is also utilized to form the upper pocket 6. Similarly, the same material used in forming pocket 7, forms pocket 5 also. In my method of locating the side pocket away from the seam 26, the ordinary careful adjustment is not necessary.

Having thus fully described my invention, and What I claim as new and Wish to secure by Letters Patent is In combination With a garment, strips of fabric secured to the garment, said strips being sewed together adjacent the sides and bottom thereof, a curve line of stitching extendingfrom an intermediate point of the upper edges of the strips and terminating adjacent one of the side edges of the strips,

thereby forming pairs of upper and lower pockets, and means adjacent the opening of the pockets for closing one pocket of each air.

Signed at New York city, in the county of Kings and State of New York, this 26th day of September, 1912.

MAX BLOOMENSTEIN.

W'itnesses ISAAC GREENBLAT, REBECOA BERSIN.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Eatents, Washington, D. G. 

